Robin Thicke Sues Marvin Gaye

Robin Thicke Sues to Protect 'Blurred Lines' from Marvin Gaye's Family on ThatSongSoundsLike.com

Just came across this article in The Hollywood  Reporter:

Robin Thicke Sues to Protect ‘Blurred Lines’ from Marvin Gaye’s Family

Here’s a link to a PDF of the lawsuit

In short:

Plaintiffs, who have the utmost respect for and admiration of Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic and their musical legacies, reluctantly file this action in the face of multiple adverse claims from alleged successors in interest to those artists. Defendants continue to insist that plaintiffs’ massively successful composition, ‘Blurred Lines,’ copies ‘their’ compositions.”

The suit claims the Gaye family is alleging that “Blurred Lines” and Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” “feel” or “sound” the same, and that the “Gaye defendants are claiming ownership of an entire genre, as opposed to a specific work.”

Have a listen:

Marvin Gaye – “Got to Give it Up” (1977)

GOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE

Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines” (2013)

Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines (ft. T.I. & Pharrell) HD with Lyrics on screen

Usher vs. GarageBand

Submitted by Alex

Usher vs. GarageBand on ThatSongSoundsLike.com

Busted! This is a pretty clear demo I found of how Usher and Polow da Don used stock GarageBand loops for the backing track on “Love in this Club” (2008). The “Remix Tools Jam Pack” which contains the add-on samples (“Euro Hero Synth 1”) was released in 2006.

‘Love In This Club Remade In Garageband” uploaded by enjoipandas

 

 

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam vs. The Supremes

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Head to Toe"

I just pulled this one out of the user submission “archives”.  It’s from Eric and highlights a pretty significant melody in Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam‘s 1987 hit “Head to Toe” and The Supremes‘  1965 classic “Back in My Arms Again”.

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - "Head to Toe" (1987)

The Supremes - "Back in My Arms Again" (1965)